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CINCINNATI -- Ray Lewis took aim and a delivered a jarring hit intended to do more than break up a pass.

Here's this week's football fun facts. Ways to impress your friends at the tailgating party.

Remember the Three-Headed Monster? That nickname surfaced a year ago as Willis McGahee , Ray Rice and LeRon McClain split the Ravens' ball-carrying duties while the team rolled to the AFC championship game.

OWINGS MILLS Kelley Washington pivoted upfield, bolting into the Denver Broncos' secondary as he switched hands with the football.

The Baltimore Ravens handed Denver its first loss by using the same blueprint the Broncos employed to win their first six games.

Ray Lewis takes down Kyle Orton. "It's hard to go through the season and not lose one .

When the Ravens opened their game in New England on Oct. 4 with a first-drive touchdown, the offense was humming.

SI.com's Peter King says the Ravens will beat the Denver Broncos Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium , but it's not an easy pick.

Ravens wide receiver Mark Clayton isn't one to brag or engage in a war of words.

Summers were anything but vacations for Haloti Ngata . Before he became a burly 6-foot-4, 345-pound defensive tackle for the Ravens who would emerge as one of the top run-stuffers in the NFL , Ngata was a teenager at the mercy of his father, Solomone, who owned a construction business.

The Baltimore Ravens said goodbye to Matt Stover in March after 19 years of steady excellence.

The Ravens stand 3-3 going into their bye week. Obviously this isn't the ideal start the Ravens had hoped for.

Breaking down Sunday's Baltimore Ravens at Minnesota Vikings game ... 1. Third down's the charm.

Brett Favre's 58-yard completion to Sidney Rice setup Ryan Longwell's fourth field goal, and Baltimore's Steve Hauschka missed a 44-yard field goal at the final whistle, allowing the Minnesota Vikings to remain undefeated with a 33-31 victory on Sunday.

Jarret Johnson News: Johnson practiced fully Friday and is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Vikings, the team's official site reports.

They have faced the Vikings three times in the regular season, all in Baltimore.

One day after the Ravens lost 17-14 to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, the City of Baltimore sent out a search-warrant for wideout Derrick Mason .

Life in the NFL means you are forced to forget about the last game and simply move on, and that's exactly what the Ravens and their fans are doing.

It's been a pair of weeks since the Ravens tasted success, but the team's spirit isn't broken and they'll be more than charged up when they take on the Vikings, so says Mark Clayton, Derrick's guest on the Derrick Mason Show.

Quarterback: C- Joe Flacco has become a slow starter. He threw mostly short and underneath passes, and rarely challenged the Bengals with the long ball.